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Navy Cuts Ribbon on Unmanned Vehicle Testing Facilities at Port Hueneme
December 14, 2021 — NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. - The Navy conducted a joint ground-breaking and ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 8 for the first purpose-built and co-located facilities for unmanned maritime vehicle testing.Located on Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Port Hueneme, the facilities will accommodate testing, evaluation, and technology demonstration for... MORE

NAVSEA establishes new group to improve industrial fire safety
December 6, 2021 — NAVSEA has established a new team with a clear focus on preventing future industrial shipboard fires and reducing risks highlighted in the investigations of previous fires.Over the past 12 years, the Navy has suffered 14 major shipboard fires that resulted in the loss of two capital asset ships, extended availabilities, and significantly increased... MORE

Construction Begins on Future USS Robert E. Simanek
December 1, 2021 — San Diego, CA – Construction started on the fifth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), the future USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB 7), at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) in San Diego during a small ceremony, Dec. 1.The ESB ship class is highly flexible and used across a broad range of military operations supporting multiple... MORE

Construction started on the fifth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), the future USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB 7), at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) in San Diego during a small ceremony, Dec. 1.

Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.
December 1, 2021 — The Navy accepted the delivery of the future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) from shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, Nov. 30.The delivery of DDG 121 represents the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy. Prior to delivery, the ship successfully conducted a series of at-sea and... MORE

Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21)
November 18, 2021 — MARINETTE, WIS. – The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) shipyard Nov. 18.The future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul is the 11th Freedom-variant LCS designed by the Lockheed Martin-led industry team at Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin. Delivery marks the... MORE

Retired NAVSEA employee receives DoD Medal for Distinguished Civilian Service
November 17, 2021 — WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, D.C. –Commander Naval Sea Systems Command, Vice Adm. Bill Galinis, presented James Kenny, retired Executive Director, Naval Systems Engineering & Logistics Directorate, with the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Civilian Service during a Nov. 10 ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard.The DoD Medal for Distinguished... MORE

Washington, DC (November 10, 2021) -- The Department of Defense’s Distinguished Civilian Service Award was presented to Mr. James Kenny, Executive Director NAVSEA Engineering Directorate (SEA 05) by Rear Admiral Jason M. Lloyd, Chief Engineer and Deputy Commander for Ship Design, Integration and Naval Engineering, (SEA05), in a ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard.

Future USS Quentin Walsh Marks Start of Fabrication
November 16, 2021 — The Navy and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) marked the start of fabrication for the future USS Quentin Walsh (DDG 132) with a ceremony at BIW’s Structural Fabrication Facility in East Brunswick, Maine, Nov. 16.DDG 132 will be a DDG 51 Flight III guided missile destroyer centered on the AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar and will... MORE

Navy contracts with five companies to compete for future possible shipyard modernization projects in Hawaii and Washington
November 15, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts to five companies to facilitate the award of future task orders for potential military construction projects at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY&IMF) in Hawaii and Puget Sound Naval... MORE

Naval Sea Systems Command Exceeds its Small Business Goals for FY21
October 28, 2021 — WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, Washington, D.C. – At a time when the pandemic impacted the nation’s economy, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) exceeded its fiscal year 2021 small business goals. In fact, NAVSEA accounted for nearly one-quarter of the Navy’s small business obligations, issuing contracts worth $3.98 billion of the Navy’s $16.61 billion... MORE

Washington, DC (October 27, 2021) -- NAVSEA Office of Small Business Programs (SEA 00K) group photo with Director, Anne Bannister.

Future USS Fort Lauderdale Completes Builder’s Trials
October 27, 2021 — The future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), the Navy’s 12th San Antonio class-amphibious transport dock ship, conducted Builder’s sea trials, October 26th.Builder’s trials consist of a series of in-port and at-sea demonstrations that allow the Navy and the shipbuilder, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding Division to assess the... MORE

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